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MLK High hoops remains undefeated with win over defending state-champ Imhotep [gallery]
A burgeoning Northwest Philadelphia high-school sports rivarly continued to grow on Tuesday night as the MLK High Cougars boys basketball ...
12 years ago
Gov. Corbett Changes stand on LGBT anti-discrimination bill
Two Philadelphia politicians are pleased that Gov. Tom Corbett now says he can support a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orie ...
12 years ago
ListenReview: The effervescent ‘Jersey Boys’
I sat mesmerized the other night by the seamless affirmation of the American dream called “Jersey Boys” – and this was my t ...
12 years ago
Ethics board clears Philly School District deal
So the Philadelphia Board of Ethics staff has decided that the William Penn Foundation did not engage in lobbying as defined by city law ...
12 years ago
Corbett to sign Pa. child-abuse bills
Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign the first bills in the Pennsylvania’s Legislature wide-ranging response to the Jerry Sandusky ...
12 years ago
Can Christie bridge his troubled waters? (Yes)
Chris Christie’s bridge brouhaha has now entered the national ...
12 years ago
Legendary Philadelphia defense attorney Chuck Peruto Sr. dies
A high-profile Philadelphia defense attorney known for his ability to sway a jury and confound witnesses has died. A. Charles Perut ...
12 years ago
ListenBlack Men with the Heart of Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s death put a positive black male image firmly in the news. That rarely happens. Knowing that black men are assets to co ...
12 years ago
LIHEAP spending heating Philadelphia homes doubles
Despite this year’s 9 percent statewide funding cut for the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, Philadelphia resident ...
12 years ago
Bill would limit access to mug shots in N.J.
New Jersey might make it difficult for the public to have access to mug shots of criminal suspects. The Assembly on Thursday is se ...
12 years ago
Record warmth possible Sunday; White Christmas unlikely
A significant warm-up is on the way, possibly breaking records on Sunday. Then dry, seasonably cold weather is expected to begin nex ...
12 years ago
Cabela’s unveils hiring plans for Delaware store
The massive hunting, fishing and outdoor store will hire 250 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees to run its newest location adjac ...
12 years ago
Sustainable landscape company seeks to ‘keep Christmas [trees] alive’
There’s a motto at Tiny Terra Ferma on Main Street in Manayunk this holiday season: “Keep Christmas alive.” The garden ...
12 years ago
Beloved Phillie Darren Daulton ties the knot
Phillies great Darren “Dutch” Daulton had cause to celebrate this past weekend. Daulton married his longtime girlfriend Amand ...
12 years ago
Royal treatment for Mummers as kings join queens for New Year’s parade
Right now, Mummer brigades in Philadelphia are fluffing up their parasols and putting a shine to their golden slippers as they get ready ...
12 years ago

